’ ‘What was the woman’s name? Rob asked. ‘Mrs. Johnson,’ she responded. Both Rob and Joe started to laugh. ‘What is so funny’ she asked.... ‘Why are you laughing?’ ‘He fucks her every Monday.’ Joe responded. We have been following the pastor around. We saw women slipping notes in his hand at the church service. When Helen asked what they were, he told her they were prayer requests. ‘Well that bitch! When she was in here the other day to get some clothes we talked about the pastor and she claimed. Outside Gillian started to walk away, but I restrained her and informed her that the day was not over and she still had some making up do to. With only a token resistance I was able to walk her to my car and got her into the passenger seat. Very few words passed between us as we made our way out of town, I was surprised no questions asked as to where we going, Gillian just sat in silence. As we approached the park I made for the car park near to the lake, and again it was virtually deserted so. "But now you're hurt. I can't believe I failed you again. Hold on. Wait a minute and I'll heal you," said Aric with tears in his eyes."Aric, its ok. Remember that you did the best you could. You always looked out for me and this was my time to look out for you. I don't believe even you can heal me from this. Its ok, it's ok. But never let your fears of the curse rule your life. It's your life to live not the curses. Do some good with your life," said Brianna softly."Bri, I don't want you to. I could pay off his loans with the money that sat in my bank collecting dust, could’ve eased his financial burdens. I could have bought him a more reliable car than the Camry he’d been driving for ten years, could have taken him shopping and bought him anything he wanted. But the thing is, Wes would never accept my help. He would be insulted. And so, the only ways I could repay him for loving me were out of the window. I couldn’t even properly thank him.All I could do was wake up in the middle.